played at lan ##sd ##own ##e road , dublin , on 1 december 1888 . both teams had a number of leading players out injured – the irish were forced to make four changes to their original selection . ireland led 3 – 0 at half @ - @ time after scoring a converted try , but the natives improved considerably in the second @ - @ half , scoring four tries . patrick ke ##og ##h scored the first two tries , and his play was praised by the local press . the third try scored was by thomas ellison after a counter @ - @ attack by george williams . the try was not converted , but the strong finish from the new zealand ##ers gave
played at lansdowne road, dublin, on 1 december 1888. both teams had a number of leading players out injured – the irish were forced to make four changes to their original selection. ireland led 3 – 0 at half @ - @ time after scoring a converted try, but the natives improved considerably in the second @ - @ half, scoring four tries. patrick keogh scored the first two tries, and his play was praised by the local press. the third try scored was by thomas ellison after a counter @ - @ attack by george williams. the try was not converted, but the strong finish from the new zealanders gave